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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, share a light moment while speaking at the Military Child Education Coalition's 15th National Training Seminar in National Harbor, Md., July 8, 2013. The coalition works with leading national experts in child development, education and health to support military children.

LIGHT MOMENT

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, share a light moment while speaking at the Military Child Education Coalition's 15th National Training Seminar in National Harbor, Md., July 8, 2013. The coalition works with leading national experts in child development, education and health to support military children.

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